Bill Lee: “So, I think we can start to do some of that work internally.”

I will seek an independent investigation and pause all executions for the rest of 2026.

I hope that Tennessee governor Bill Lee’s decision to postpone the last execution scheduled for this year will give lawmakers time to consider the subject seriously.

The people of our state deserve to have those questions answered. And that’s what this investigation’s for.

It’s exactly why we will have a thorough, comprehensive review of what happened, so that we can know the answers that so many people want.